Table 3.

Correlations between EDSS scores and the investigated periodontal-dental parameters in subgrouped MS patients

	L-DS MS group		H-DS MS group
	r	p	r	p
PI-EDSS	0.040	0.772	0.008	0.972
PD-EDSS	0.005	0.969	0.065	0.767
GI-EDSS	0.025	0.856	0.091	0.681
CAL-EDSS	–0.016	0.909	0.086	0.698
DMFT-EDSS	0.086	0.532	0.155	0.458
D-EDSS	0.125	0.363	–0.548	0.005*
M-EDSS	0.033	0.811	0.250	0.228
F-EDSS	0.045	0.743	0.002	0.994
Present teeth-EDSS	–0.033	0.811	–0.250	0.228

^*p < 0.05.

D = Decayed teeth; M = missing teeth; F = filled teeth.